Legal Opinion
People v. Pendleton
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided October 22, 2015No. Court of Appeals 13CA1617PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
JUDGE GRAHAM
¶ 1 Defendant, Erin A. Pendleton, appeals the postconviction court's order denying her motion for postconviction relief under Crim. P. 85(c). We affirm.
I. Background
2 In June of 2004, defendant gave birth in a public restroom and discarded her newborn son in the trash, where he was later found 'dead.
18 Defendant was charged vmth first degree murder 1 and child abuse resulting in death. 2 'With the help of her attorneys, she negotiated a plea agreement with the prosecution. In exchange for her plea to the child abuse charge, the prosecution dismissed the murder charge and…
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